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Originally Posted by SuperJake
This is a difficult question to answer because we don't know what size cylinders you are going to use, and how much you are planning on using them. If you only plan on actuating the cylinder once, then you need to figure out how much volume of air is required to fill the cylinder at 60PSI and you can calculate the volume of the storage cylinder. Some small amount of calculations later you can find out how many storage cylinders you need. Now the rules state that you can only have 4 storage tanks (identical to the 2 supplied in the kit of parts) - refer to The Robot section, <R84>.
If you need more air, then it is time to start thinking about including the compressor on your robot. Then you might be able to reduce the amount of storage cylinders you have depending on how often you want to use your cylinders during a match.
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I agree with him, it is hard to know the amount of tanks that you would need. I would say to mock up a pneumatics set up and fire the cylinders that you have and look at the psi loss on the tanks as you fire the cylinders. One thought is to put multiple regulators on your system to save air as some applications do not need the full 60 pounds of pressure. Putting more regulators on could possibly save your from putting on that extra tank thus saving you a little room and a bit of weight.
- It's a thought